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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animals were used to pull the wagons on the trip?
(a) Donkeys.
(b) Mules.
(c) Horses.
(d) Oxen.

2. What was the date of the last day of the journey?
(a) August 25th.
(b) August 20th.
(c) August 30th.
(d) September 1st.

3. What day of the week did the Wilders NOT travel while on their journey?
(a) Monday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Friday.

4. Who went to find the Cooley's dog?
(a) Laura.
(b) Mr. Cooley.
(c) Nicolas.
(d) Almanzo.

5. What got lost on August 5th?
(a) The asbestos fire mats.
(b) The honey.
(c) The lap desk.
(d) The thermometer.

6. Who made Laura's sewing box?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her son.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her daughter.

7. How did the Wilders supplement their food supply while traveling through Nebraska?
(a) They picked berries.
(b) They hunted.
(c) They fished.
(d) They harvested abandoned farms.

8. How much money did the Wilders save up for their trip?
(a) $125.
(b) $75.
(c) $100.
(d) $150.

9. How long was Rose's father on jury duty?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 5 weeks.
(d) 4 days.

10. What kind of group picture is included in the first chapter?
(a) A school class.
(b) A baseball team.
(c) A church class.
(d) A choir.

11. What was Laura's occupation at the beginning of the book?
(a) Seamstress.
(b) Nanny.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Writer.

12. Where did the Wilders come across the group of immigrants?
(a) Hutchinson County.
(b) Henderson City.
(c) Haroldson Township.
(d) Hendrickson County.

13. What caused the banks to collapse in the place where Rose was born?
(a) High rate of inflation.
(b) Small population.
(c) Foreclosures.
(d) Robberies.

14. What spooked one of the Cooley's horses in the big city in Nebraska?
(a) A cougar.
(b) A train.
(c) A motor car.
(d) A large black man.

15. Why did the Cooleys want to take a more Westernly route?
(a) They wanted to avoid the hills.
(b) They wanted to see their relatives.
(c) They wanted to get there faster.
(d) They wanted to have more options.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only day that was NOT discussed in the time span of Chapter 2?

2. What did Almanzo hate most about Nebraska?

3. How much did an acre of land in the county, past the immigrant camp sell for?

4. How is the wind in South Dakota described?

5. What format is Chapter 2 written in?

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